Today's News

St. Catharine College first baseman Justine Paddock was recently named as the Mid-South Conference Player of the Week for March 21-27.

The senior from Louisville Southern High School batted .636 for the week, with three home runs and 18 RBI.
She had five multi-hit games in the week, including two three-hit games and a four-hit game.
Paddock leads the Mid-South Conference with a .538 batting average, and a .769 slugging percentage.
She is tied for second in the conference with 35 hits, and third in RBI with 26.

St. Catharine College’s Kashiff Carr has been rewarded for his excellent season on the hardwood with a national honor recently.

Carr, a 6-6 junior guard from Philadelphia, was named to the NAIA Division I All-American second team.
Ervin Williams, the Patriots’ 6-9 senior center, received All-American honorable mention recognition.
Karr became eligible at the semester break for St. Catharine, and averaged 21 points over the 21 games he played.

There is just one weekend series left in the Mid-South Conference regular season, and the scenarios as to how the post-season conference tournament might look are as numerous as the spring rainstorms.

After losing three of four MSC games at Georgetown last weekend, Luther Bramblett’s team now stands in fourth place in the West Division.
They can make up a lot of ground this weekend when the second place University of the Cumberlands visits for four games.

St. Catharine College softball coach Holly Smith knows how it is to have a team peak at the right time of the season.

Last year the Patriots had a late season surge that carried them to the semifinals of the Mid-South Conference tournament.
Two years ago, Smith’s team came together at season’s end to win the National Championship in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association.
Smith is hoping for the same magic this year as her team battles for a favorable playoff position in the upcoming Mid-South Conference tournament.

Ongoing events
St. Dominic Yearbooks
St. Dominic School 2010-11 yearbooks have arrived. Since orders were not taken during the school year, the yearbooks will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Call the school office at 336-7165 for more information.

Animal Control Officer
The Animal Control Officer now has a new number. It is 859-805-1617. If you have an animal that needs to be picked up, please contact him at this number.

There’s a team out there that needs a coach. Almost anyone could do it.

A person doesn’t have to be a school employee. All you need is a little bit of class time.
The team that needs a coach is a team that doesn’t technically exist yet.
Right now, there’s a pretty successful archery program at North Washington Elementary School.
Students from fourth through eighth grade can participate in a sport that has every reason to be popular in this part of the world.

Game highlights: A four-run outburst in the third inning would propel the Commanders (10-3) against Fairdale (4-10) in their last game of the Florida Beach Bash in Fort Walton.
The Commanders were down 3-2 after one inning, but would hold off Fairdale the rest of the way.

After hearing from opposition of Sunday wine sales at wineries, the Washington County fiscal court voted 4-2 to allow such sales.
Morris Sweazy and Terry Tingle voted against the ordinance, while Hal B. Goode, Billy Riney, Greg Simms and Benjamin Settles voted in favor. Those votes were cast the same as for the first reading of the ordinance last month.
The ordinance directly effects Horseshoe Bend Vineyards and Winery, which sought the ability to sell wine on location on Sundays.